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Tom Collins vs Hilary Benn

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Tom Collins and Hilary Benn voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 431 shared comparable votes.

420 same votes 11 different votes 431 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
42 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
42 Aye 29 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
42 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
42 Aye 29 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

88.7%
16% above average
Rank 34 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
564
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,881
2,422 eligible divisions
277
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,062
56.5% of votes cast
287
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
819
43.5% of votes cast
14
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 5 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

47
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 508 of 650
Appearances
69
-27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 650
58
-110.2 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
Contributions
398
+229.8 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£199,488
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£199,488
12% below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
81 of 82 votes
Benefits
32 of 32 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API